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Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed in an inferno that razed the House of Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, on Sunday.
The house is situated in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The Osun State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident on Monday.
In a press release, it was stated that the fire started...
Activist Sunday Igboho is set to proceed with a planned Yoruba nation rally in Lagos over clashes with Fulani herdsmen in the south-west.
The activist, who spoke through his spokesperson Olayomi Koiki during a live video chat, stated that there is no going back on the rally slated for Ojota Park, Lagos on July 3.
The agitators have held rallies in...
The Minister of Labor, Chris Ngige has said President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the adoption of dialogue to address agitations in the South-East.
Ngige revealed this on Sunday, while speaking with State House correspondents, after meeting with Buhari in Abuja.
There have been agitations from parts of the South-east for secession, with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) well in...
The spokesman for Livestock Breeders Association of Nigeria (LIBAN), Kaduna State chapter, Hussaini Salisu, has said blaming foreign Fulani herdsmen for the farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria, may provoke Fulani in neighbouring countries to launch attacks on Nigeria.
Salisu, who is a Fulani rice farmer as well as a herder, claimed that the occupations of farmers and cattle rearers alike are...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has confirmed that former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently being investigated.
Bawa who disclosed this in an interview with ThisDay on Sunday, June 20, said such investigations don’t end in a day.
He also revealed that...
0 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
167,206 confirmed
163,557 discharged
2,117 deaths
Note:
Today’s update doesn’t include data from Lagos State
Report includes 0 cases from FCT, Imo, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Oyo, Ekiti, Kaduna, Edo and Rivers States.
A student of the Kaduna State Polytechnic identified as Anas Abdullahi has allegedly died in his sleep.
It was gathered By sources, that the HND2 Civil Engineering student went to bed on Friday night, June 18 and didn’t wake the following morning, Saturday, June 19.
Kadpoly Student TV reported on Facebook:-
We are in deep pain as we announce the death of...
Lagos has been ranked the second most stressful city in the world for the year 2021 in a study conducted by Vaay, a German firm.
The result of the study was based on an index of 100 major global cities comprising over 15 factors, each ranked on a scale from most to least stressful.
The report said,
“To begin the study, we...
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has again announced indefinite suspension of flights from Nigeria to Dubai.
This is coming barely 48 hours after the UAE announced that it has finally lifted the ban on travels between Dubai and Nigeria.
Dubai had placed a ban on travelers from Nigeria, South Africa based on breach of Covid-19 protocols.
UAE in a message from the...
Controversial author and lawyer, Reno Omokri has advised that parents should not be given money in their old age.
According to the former presidential aide, parents need more attention than money as they age older.
Taking to his Instagram page, the social media commentator dishes the piece of advice to his followers.
“Don’t just give your parents money in their old age.
Give...
Some protesters have taken to the streets of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city to demand the exit of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The protest tagged #BuhariMustGo started in the early hours of Monday, with the protesters chanting ‘Buhari Must Go’ and antigovernmental slogans.
Some of the protesters said they could not even burn a tyre because there was no fuel to do so,...
13 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Delta-9
Gombe-2
Rivers-2
167,155 confirmed
163,540 discharged
2,117 deaths
Today’s report includes:
Backlog of data from Delta State recorded from May 16, 2021
0 cases reported from Bauchi State
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has hinted of a new political party ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
According to Aisha, the leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would not field competent candidates to lead the country.
The Edo-born activist noted that although there are people with competence, character and capacity in...
For allegedly hobnobbing with the South West Agenda for 2023 (SWAGA), a political platform rooting for the Presidential aspiration of the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, Ekiti chapter, has again suspended two members of the party.
The two members, Messrs Kayode Adetifa and Jide Oso, were APC members in Ward 9, Owaye quarters...
A group, Delta Communities Transparency Advocacy Initiative, DCTAI, has accused soldiers attached to 3Battalion, under Sector 1 Command, ‘Operation Delta Safe”, Effurun Barracks, of being responsible for the death of a 14-year-old girl, identified as Aghogho, at Old Welfare area of Igbudu community in Warri South Council area of Delta State.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Warri,...
Senator Dino Melaye who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has mocked the State Governor, Yahaya Bello for inviting celebrities to Kogi, unlike his counterparts who invite prominent men for commissioning projects
We recall that the former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, last week met with the governor where the footballer urged Nigerian youths to support...
Recall, The Nigeria government on Friday appointed former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, as Youth Ambassador. (READ HERE)
Mikel Obi’s appointment was confirmed at an event held at the National Stadium, Lagos, which was attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.
The Chelsea legend was described by the Minister as a “role model whose lasting legacies...
The federal government of Nigeria has appointed former super eagles captain, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians towards excellence.
This was made known at an event held at the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos on Friday, which was attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.
According to the Special Adviser to the Minister on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the MTN Group to make available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers and at cheaper rates.
The president made the call when he received in audience members of the board of MTN Group, led by its President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph Mupita, at the State House, Abuja, on Friday.
Buhari said:-
“I congratulate you on your appointment...
Few days ago, well-loved gospel singer, Tope Alabi, was in the eye of the storm following her recent condemnation of fellow but fast-rising singer Adeyinka Alaseyori’s viral song, Oniduro (My Guarantor).
Following the backlash from Nigerians and fans of the gospel singer, Tope Alabi has finally apologized over the statement made condemning the title ascribed to God as ‘Oniduro’.
READ HER...
A young man identified as Rahmon reportedly died when some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), otherwise known as Park Management System (PMS) clashed with shop owners in the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday evening, June 16.
Trouble started when the son of the owner of a shopping complex in...
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first person on the planet to reach 300 m followers on Instagram and over 600 m followers across all social media platforms.
See below:-
Former Nigerian senator and actor, Dino Melaye has threatened legal actions after a car dealer called him out over unpaid debt.
Recall that yesterday, a car dealer identified as Unique Motors had taken to social media to call out Dino Melaye. (READ HERE)
The car dealer, in a post claimed that Dino owed his company an outstanding payment and further revealed...
After he shared the photo, the company asked him to pay his debt as several attempts to reach him and a man identified as Moses, proved abortive.
An automobile sales company took to social media to call out Dino Melaye, asking him to pay his debt after he showed off his new Rolls Royce Cullinan.
The former senator took to Instagram...
Boko Haram has reportedly gotten a new commander, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau.
The Jihadist group confirmed the death of Shekau in a video message from its presumed new commander, Bakura Modu also known as Sahaba.
Modu urged his faction’s commanders to remain loyal despite the loss of their commander.
The video provided to AFP by a source close...
Nigeria’s president, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is committed to serving Nigerians because of the love the citizens have for him.
According to Buhari, providing adequate security and livelihood is a debt of gratitude he owed Nigerians for giving him the opportunity to serve.
Buhari spoke at the palace of the Shehu of Borno on Thursday, recalling how he...
Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Igboho has given a fresh eviction notice to killer herdsmen in South West zone, stating that he will ensure they are all smoked out of the forests very soon.
Igboho stated this in an interview, anchored by his Spokesperson, Mr Oluyomi Koiki in a viral video.
He stated that he would never give any order without...
The Former Nigeria Aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has stated via his Instagram handle that former Nigeria Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha was murdered by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) of the United States of America.
Kayode stated that Abacha was murdered with poison administered to him through a handshake by one of late Yasser Ararat’s bodyguards, and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 18, 2022, for Ekiti governorship election and July 16, 2022 for same exercise in Osun state.
The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday at the Commission’s meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja.
Yakubu stated that the commencement date of campaign and other detailed timetable and schedule...
Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly know as Igboho, has said elections would not hold across the Southwest in 2023.
Igboho said elections would not hold because Yorubas will break out of Nigeria.
He spoke in a video anchored by his spokesman, Oluyomi Koiki.
Speaking in Yoruba, Igboho said: “Marriage is not by force. We can’t live with you again. The Yoruba...
